Where is Your Emergency Clinic?
Do you know where the nearest Animal Emergency Hospital is? How about the others in your area? Are there any veterinarians near you that take after-hours emergencies?
Why not be prepared and make an info sheet for your local emergency clinic?
Ask your vet where she recommends you take your dog if you need immediate care after hours. Ask your vet’s office where the emergency hospitals in your area are, check in the phone book, or do an online search.
Open a new document in your word processing program, and include the following on your Emergency Clinic Info Sheet:
- Facility name, street address and telephone number
- Hours of operation
- Directions and landmarks
- Map (from Mapquest or Yahoo). Copy and paste onto your page.
Finally, put the info sheet where you can easily find it, and keep a digital copy on your computer, PDA, online storage, diskette or CD.
Here is a sample info sheet I created (in pdf format).
